Terri Allard
-
Watch
-
Wildrock, a nonprofit organization that connects families to the outdoors, is partnering on a project with the Albemarle Garden Club, Charlottesville Parks and Recreation and VPM to celebrate the benefits and importance of nature play.
-
The Charlottesville Band, formerly The Municipal Band of Charlottesville, will commemorate a century of providing free symphonic musical entertainment for the community by doing what it does best: performing.
-
Dr. Leanne Pettit Clement knows how a single experience can shape a life. “I grew up in Louisa County, which is, of course, right next door. It's very rural. And when I was in sixth grade, Virginia Opera came to our middle school,” recalled Clement, the new General Director of Charlottesville Opera.
-
The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center (JSAAHC) will be hosting its three-day Juneteenth celebration this weekend in partnership with the Juneteenth Committee and, for the first time ever, the annual event will feature a parade.
-
WatchMany people in the Charlottesville area know Richelle Claiborne as a singer and songwriter. Others are more familiar with her work on stage as an actress and storyteller. As an administrator at Renaissance School, she is referred to as “Mrs. Claiborne.” And at home, she’s “Mom.”
-
WatchHear how the small community of Batesville came together through music to raise $15,000 to support Ukraine relief efforts.
-
WatchSuz Slezak is a songwriter, musician, wife, mother, and a founding member of the Indie Folk band David Wax Museum. I recently had the opportunity to catch up with Suz in her home in Charlottesville, where she talked about her newly released solo album, life on the road with her husband David Wax and their young children and living with bipolar disorder.
-
WatchJocelyn Nicole Johnson is a Charlottesville, Virginia resident, former public school art teacher, and author. Her acclaimed debut, My Monticello, consists of five short stories and a novella and was included as an NPR Books We Love of 2021 and New York Times Notable Book of the Year selection.
-
“Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History” is a New York Times bestselling publication by author, artist, and filmmaker Vashti Harrison. The first of six in her children’s book series, “Little Leaders” shines a light on the stories of forty African American women who helped to shape history.